Mortgage applications were up 2.8% on a weekly basis while interest rates stayed put.

Fannie Mae's portfolio has only been smaller once since the financial crisis.

FHFA left it up to Congress to decide whether nonbanks should be provided access to Federal Home Loan Bank advances.

A $491 million payout to junior preferred shareholders in the third quarter cuts Fannie Mae profits to $4.7 billion.

A federal district court adds interest to the damages a jury awarded Fannie Mae shareholders in August.

The third quarter of 2023 ranked as the busiest market for MSR sales since the second quarter of last year, when $327.82 billion of MSR transfers closed.

FHFA will direct the enterprises to treat loans with COVID-19 forbearance like those impacted by a natural disaster. Fannie and Freddie will also do a better job explaining buyback requirements.

NPL sales by the GSEs declined by 66% on an annual basis in 2022.

Concerns about interest rates outpaced home prices for the first time since Fannie started surveying consumers in 2010.

Various factors are to blame for rising interest rates on mortgages...